So i just read an email and  i got accepted to the doula training scholarship class!   (what is a doula? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doula )   This means that the center for the childbearing year in Ann Arbor will be awarding me full scholarship and books for my classes on my way to becoming a dona certified doula/  ( i am super excited about this, as it is a commonly recognized first step in midwifery, and all though im not sure exactly what my future looks like, i8 know that helping women give birth and teaching them about their bodies is definitely the majority of it-besides my fabulous husband) The only requirement is that i agree to work with 5 women in their low income/poverty free doula clinic.. oh poor me.. thats only what i want with the rest of my life.. so im pretty freaking excited.  Just wanted to share that with you.
And in case you wonder, some of the topics that includes is then,

Basic Child Birth Skills

• anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and birth
• optimal nutrition for a healthy pregnancy
• relief for common discomforts of pregnancy
• medical interventions in birth and the process of informed consent
• complications in labor and birth
• cesarean birth
• normal newborn appearance
• medical protocols and tests for the newborn
• benefits of breastfeeding

Birth Doula Training

• The Doula professional: scope of practice and ethical standards
• The Doula's role during pregnancy
• Emotional support in labor
• Comfort measures and pain relief
• Labor support strategies for normal and challenging births
• Cesarean birth and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)
• Essential communication and mediation skills for Doulas
• The Doula's role with the newborn and initiation of breastfeeding
• The Doula's role postpartum

so yeah, thats what new with me. Pray for me, as it will mean lots of studying and traveling and well, im a newlywed and i like my husband alot.
thanks.


ps.
link to the center for the child bearing year, where i will be studying
 
http://center4cby.com